It took him 5 games but the man finally smoked it over the fence. it seemed like it would never happen as all the other guys on the team kept hitting them, but the man finally did what he does best: Smack homers. He became the third Yankee to hit a 500th homerun in pinstripes after Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. I know he's going to be worth a lot of money, but how can you then walk away from the pinstripes when you paint yourself into their history?Anyway, we'll see just how mercenary he can get this off-season.
Carving Through The Lesser Circuit
Coming out f the All-Star break, the Yankees had to win at a .700 clip, beating up on teams under .500, to get back into the race by 10 Aug. So far they are 17-7 since the break, which is .708, so you have to say they're doing it by the blueprint. As such they're now 1.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the Wild Card Race. The Mariners are ahead by 1 game, but they're actually not looking as good right now.
The real chance they've got this month is that they face the Tigers 6 times, so if they come out ahead there, thy might be able to dispatch the Tigers from the Wild Card race. Of course they must trek out to Anaheim again and that always seems to be a bummer for the Yankees; not to mention a 3 game set with th Bosox. By the end of the month, the Yankees may get the Wild Card lead. Or they may tumble out of contention for the last time this season.
So yeah, they're playing meaningful games in August after a horrendous start to the season.
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